Arjun sighed, looking like a man burdened by integrity. "Ma'am, the law is the law. But... we can record a smaller amount in the official ledger to save your husband’s reputation."
The lead investigator frowned. "Back? Ma'am, we just got the tip-off ten minutes ago." Arjun sighed, looking like a man burdened by integrity
The household fell into a panicked silence. Inside, the "officers" acted with practiced clinical coldness. They gathered the family in the living room, confiscated their phones, and began tapping on the walls of the study. Arjun, the leader, watched his watch. They had exactly forty minutes before the local police—whom they had "notified" as part of the ruse—would grow curious. confiscated their phones